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27.08.2026 Item No.4 Court No.37 CHC (disposed of)
In The High Court at Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side
WPA (H) 59 of 2026
Iqra Khatun Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors.
Mr. Samrat Mondal, Advocate Ms. Rupsa Ganguli, Advocate
…for the petitioner
Mr. D. N. Ray, Ld. G.P. Mr. Madhu Jana, J.G.A Ms. Puja Sonkar, Advocate
…for the State
Mr. Arka Ranjan Bhattacharya
…for the respondent no.15
1. Affidavit-in-opposition filed in Court be taken on record.
2. Petitioner claims herself to be the sister of a person who it is claimed entered into a relationship with a lady.
3. It is now claimed that, the lady is a major.
4. Petitioner claims that, she received a phone call on June 17, 2026 from the lady claiming that the lady was in distress.
5. Records produced before us disclose that, the lady is with her parents.
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6. Court is informed that, the petitioner before us is an accused and is presently under arrest in a police case involving the POCSO Act.
7. In such circumstances, since, the relationship of the petitioner with the victim is not established and since, the petitioner herself is an accused in a POCSO case and since, the so-called victim is with her parents, we are not minded to intervene in this writ petition of Habeas Corpus.
8. WPA (H) 59 of 2026 is disposed of.
(Debangsu Basak, J.)
(Aryak Dutt, J.)
CHINMOY CHAKRABORTY Digitally signed by CHINMOY CHAKRABORTY Date: 2026.08.28 16:15:42 +05'30'